Bibliology

(Bible)

I believe that the "Protestant" Canon of the Holy Bible is the inspired inerrant Word of God in written form. I believe that translations are "finicky" in their details but ultimately I believe that Truth can be understood in any translation of the manuscripts from Greek/Hebrew with enough effort.

I prefer word-for-word literal translations yet easy to read and comprehended for the 21st century English speaker. I don't speak any other languages so any Bible translation other than Modern 21st Century American English would be a hindrance to my studies rather than a help. I will at times use alternate translations as an aide in comprehension but most study I do comes from Modern English Translations.

My preferred translation currently is the ESV. Most passages I have memorized though come from the NKJV and few are memorized in the KJV from my youth.

I believe there are some writings not in the canon that may be safely studied while not impacting the sanctity of the existing Canon. These writings while informative must be studied with care. I believe it is possible that there are inspired writings outside of the Canon but choose not to make claims of inspiration beyond my capabilities to determine such.